As Ghana gears up for the 2024 general elections, a growing number of voters in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency have expressed their frustration with both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), stating that they no longer trust either party to bring meaningful change.
In an interview on The Constituency on Channel One TV, Yaw Amoah, a motorist at Atomic Junction, voiced his dissatisfaction with the current political landscape, revealing that he does not plan to vote in the upcoming election due to a lack of trust for both major parties.
Amoah went on to criticise the performance of both parties over the past 32 years, suggesting that neither the NPP nor the NDC have delivered the kind of development that was achieved under Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
“I am not planning to vote in this election because both the NPP and NDC are all telling us lies. Even if I decide to vote I will vote for Cheddar. he has a better vision for the country. He is the one who can change the fortunes of this country but Mahama and Bawumia are all the same. We will not get anything from voting for them. Both the NDC and the NPP have ruled us for about 32 years but there is nothing to show.
“Take a close look at Nkrumah’s legacies and compare that to Nana Addo and Bawumia and that of Mahama, you will realise that Nkrumah’s records surpass all of them combined. If Nkrumah ruled Ghana for eight years and he has been able to change Ghana, then the rest of them are only joking. Just look at his 12 pillars for the country, you can tell that such a person if we make him to lead this country, the 12 pillars can transform Ghana into any of the developed countries.”
Another resident, Daniel Yeboah, a tricycle operator, echoed similar frustrations, lamenting the impact of rising fuel prices on his livelihood.
“Now fuel is almost Ghc15 per litre so you can imagine, you buy like Ghc100 a day and if you are not lucky you cannot make up to Ghc150 a day. This is because the business is down. So the fuel is not helping us at all. When asked about his voting intentions, Yeboah expressed his reluctance to participate in the election, saying he does not believe either Mahama or Bawumia offer any real solutions to the country’s challenges.
“As for this election, I have made up my mind that I am not going to vote. Because comparing John Mahama and Bawumia does not carry any message for us. Even if I decide to vote I will choose Mahama over Bawumia because he has no message for us,” he stated
